Snowflakes for Sandy Hook

I already mailed my snowflakes to Sandy Hook.

Should have photographed them but brain was 

sleeping.

They want to welcome the children to the new school 

with snowflakes filling the hallways.

So let's all make them for the children.

They request that nothing be written on them. 

But you can add glitter to make them sparkle.

They must be received in Conn. by Jan. 12th.

Here is the address:

Connecticut PTSA

60 Connolly Parkway

Building 12, Suite 103

Hamden, CONN 06514

I put the word  snowflakes in the corner of my envelope.

Let's all make their return to school a little brighter.

Napkin Challenge

I joined Nina Lise in her Napkin Challenge.

I have "a thing " about artsy paper napkins and 

am always looking for them. I know , I know

a little crazy but what can I say...

So when this challenge caught my eye I just

had to join in. (I could also say to DH, "See

I'm not the only crazy one out there. There are others!"

I made this little book, front above, back below and

I filled it with 140lb cold press watercolor pages.

Great for adding small postings, sketches,and doodles.

So have some fun and drop over to 

Mrs Moen's  Napkin Challenge (she lives in 
Norway, so you can see we napkin crazed people are
all over the world) to see all the creations everyone made.

Little projects

Finishing up more mail art envelopes.

The postal clerk just rolls her eyes. Maybe I

should mail one to her.LOL

Then I am finishing up my bookmarks.

Summer is a great time for reading!

I do believe blogger has fixed the problems.

I sure hope so as I could not leave comments

on some blogs and couldn't read some that came to me.

Then I fooled around making a little photo book.

It is made entirely of my photo's

on fabric.

Pictures of the different seasons around

Wildflower.

The last photo reminding people to close the gates.

We should have named the place The Gates

and not for the latest TV show, but for the fact

if the gates left open the elk do visit the gardens,

munching as they go. I was at the local nursery the other

day and the fellow asked if I needed help. I told him , "no just shopping for the elks dinner!" In the twenty some years we have

been here I couldn't tell you how many times I've said

"Close the gate!"

The back of my little book looks like this,

so it is interesting from both sides.

I garden early in the morning as we

have been in the nineties. Then I

re-water in the evening.

After so much rain you won't hear

me complain (to much)!

Hope all is wonderful for all of you!

Zentangle Beads continued...

From this to

and this

First let me tell you that most of the

yellow you are seeing is actually green.

Just couldn't get the right angle. Anyway

I had fun painting them with the alcohol

inks. Remembering the 2 coats of  Mod

Podge first the the ink followed with 2 more

coats of  MP. Next it will be the resin so

 that they look like glass. Click for close ups

if you like. I have another zentangle project

in the works. So more on that later.

You know I love the colors but I also like the

black and white. What do you think?

Just Doodling...?

I am always pen and ink in hand doodling.
Well that's when I am not painting, crazy

quilting,gourd burning,etc,etc.... you get

the picture. The brain is never resting

these days. I have to try everything

and anything at least once...

 Now they seem to have a new name

for doodling it's now called zendangle.

So I had to try to doodle zendangle

some beads. What fun using Friendly

Plastic (remember that stuff). Well I think

this is the new revised addition. Easy peasy...

I just doodled zendangled away on the plastic...

then heated it with my heat tool, and rolled it into

a bead.

After shaping and drying it with two coats

                              of Mod Podge they are now ready to paint
                              I will use alcohol ink then two more coats
                    of mod podge and finally resin. I'll be back
                                       with photo's  when finished.

For a more detailed tutorial on this go to the friendly

 plastic website (just google it) and look for a

tutorial by Linda Peterson. It's a video and fun to

watch.
(PS. for some reason Blogger just wasn't in the mood to center everything correctly. Grrrr, sorry about this)

Mail Art and Another Flower Pin

 Saw a video on mail art and thought mmm I have all these precious

scraps just laying around... and that is all it took. I had fun gluing and

snipping away. This is the front and

this is the back! As I was creating this one it was snowing

just above us again. I truly wonder if we are ever

going to have spring let alone summer.

I found a tutorial for making these at

RobenMarie.com.

 She has such a creative blog.

 I get in trouble every time I go there!

Made another flower pin.

This one was hard to photograph. You can't really see all the

vibrant colors and designs in the fabrics.

So these are the latest projects. More to come

as long as it is raining, ever onward!

Wishing you all sunshine...

Had a Little fun With The Posse!

Friday with the posse is the day I really look forward to. Beth Logan at http://www.artstuffltd.com/ is a fantastic artist and someone I consider a special friend, had these sweet little boxes that one could make up. Just the right size for a

little something for each of the girls. So I filled them with a soy based candle with a wonderful scent.

Then we had two birthdays to celebrate. Debby the baby of the posse turned...

So I made her a lavender heart with seashells,lace and flowers. She loves the beach.

And for Martha the southern bell of the group who is always flying off to Texas, a heart with a butterfly, lace and flowers also filled with lavender.

Then I was off to pick up Teddy from the groomer, mail packages for my Etsy, pick up the latest Artful Blogging, which I hope will help me with my photos, finish grocery shopping and home to put my feet up. Whew. Now I am off to become an "Artful Blogger".
BUT BEFORE I GO I WISH ALL A SPECIAL ST. VALENTINES DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!

My little Santa's

Someone asked about the Santa's in my earlier treat blog. I made this little guy a few years back. His body is wood . I drilled holes for the arms and legs. (tiny holes) so that he will have movable parts.

I sanded the wood smooth. Painted the face a light peach with rosy cheeks and to tiny black eyes. Arms and legs are painted black and then the edges are sanded to age him. I use tiny wire to connect his body parts together. Then I create a costume ( I have several in different costumes). The one pictured is a long gown with a batting trim. His cap is dyed red and has white trim, with felt holly. His hair and beard are quilted batting. I attached his hat with a button to the gown. They take some time to make but are a fun project. Enjoy! I hope this was helpful. Here is a quick sketch of body parts. The dots are where you drill tiny holes. Body is 4 1/2". Arms are 3 1/2". Legs are 6". From the tip of the cap to the tows 11" overall.